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Trust, authenticity and bigamy in twentieth-century England
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posted on 2023-06-09, 18:45 authored by Claire LanghamerThis chapter analyses the representation of bigamy within the English courts in the middle years of the twentieth century. It uses press reports of these trials to consider the work that emotion did, or was held to do, within the formation, experience and dissolution of relationships. Bigamy apparently undermined marriage by disregarding its legal foundations, but where love was invoked as a defence it also celebrated the relational aspects of marriage and pointed up its favoured status. Bigamy cases therefore simultaneously demonstrate the precariousness and the desirability of legal commitment. They also attest to the perceived power of authentic emotion.
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RoutledgeExternal DOI
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238.0Book title
Courtship, marriage and marriage breakdown: approaches from the history of emotiontionsISBN
9780367424558Series
Routledge Research in Gender and HistoryDepartment affiliated with
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Jeffrey Meek, Andrea Thomson, Katie BarclayLegacy Posted Date
2019-08-27First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2019-08-25Usage metrics
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